ชะง่อน
chá-ngɔ̂ɔnMeaning
1NounB2
projecting ledge; overhanging edge (esp. rock)
A part that juts out or hangs over, especially a rocky ledge or crag on a cliff; often found in ชะง่อนผาชะง่อนผาchá-ngɔ̂ɔn-pǎaoverhanging rock; ledge; crag ‘rocky overhang’.
Examples
นกอินทรีnók-in-siiนกอินทรีnók-in-siieagleทำรังtam-rangทำรังtam-rang[to] build a nest; [to] nestอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ชะง่อนผาchá-ngɔ̂ɔn-pǎaชะง่อนผาchá-ngɔ̂ɔn-pǎaoverhanging rock; ledge; cragสูงชันsǔung-chanสูงชันsǔung-chansteepที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-núthuman; human beingเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ng1less than; not as many as2[to] not reach; not arrive
The eagle built its nest on a high, steep rocky ledge that is inaccessible to humans.
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เราraoยืนyʉʉnถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupกันganตรงdtrongชะง่อนหินchá-ngɔ̂ɔn-hǐnที่tîiยื่นออกไปyʉ̂ʉn-ɔ̀ɔk-bpaiเหนือnʉ̌ʉaทะเลtá-lee
We stood and took photos on the rock ledge that jutted out over the sea.
นักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความกล้าkwaam-glâaอย่างมากyàang-mâakในnaiการไต่ข้ามgaan-dtài-kâamชะง่อนchá-ngɔ̂ɔnที่tîiลื่นlʉ̂ʉnและlɛ́อันตรายan-dtà-raaiนั้นnán
The climber had to use great courage to traverse that slippery and dangerous crag.
แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaกระทบgrà-tópชะง่อนผาchá-ngɔ̂ɔn-pǎaทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətเงาตะคุ่มngao-dtà-kûmน่าเกรงขามnâa-greeng-kǎamบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnหุบเขาhùp-kǎoเบื้องล่างbʉ̂ʉang-lâang
The moonlight shone down upon the rocky overhang, creating a looming, formidable shadow on the valley floor below.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |